Financial Aid at NOVA

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

13,634 students (25% of total 53,810 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,952.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 61% of total 4,715 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,519.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Virginia Community College, 13,634 undergraduate students (25% of total 53,810 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,952.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - NOVA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship13,63425% $81,150,034$5,952
Pell Grants10,87620% $51,942,038$4,776
Federal Student Loan3,6837% $19,665,113$5,339

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,874 beginning undergraduate students (61% of total 4,715 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Virginia Community College. The average amount of aid received is $7,519.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - NOVA
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,87461% --
Grants or Scholarships2,54154%$19,106,616$7,519
Federal Grants2,13645%$13,399,089$6,273
Pell Grants2,13645%$12,989,839$6,081
Other Federal Grants87619%$409,250$467
State/Local Grants2,24948%$4,870,160$2,165
Institutional Grants48010%$837,367$1,745
Student Loan Aid69015%$3,286,947$4,764
Federal Student Loans68515%$3,196,684$4,667
Other Student Loans11-$90,263$8,206

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Northern Virginia Community College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,3852,122$17,330,772$7,267
0-30,000970969$9,241,595$9,527
30,001-48,000528525$4,669,070$8,843
48,001-75,000499483$2,888,346$5,788
75,001-110,000186119$449,456$2,416
110,001 or more20226$82,305$407

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